One Night Two Days Tour To Yala. From Colombo.

Yala national park srilanka most visited wildlife reserve. Yala national park covered an area of 1260 Square kilometres although four- fifths of this is designed a strict natural reserve and closed visitors on the far side of the strict natural reserve is Yala East national Park which is currently only via arugambay.

To avoid disappointment it's important to understand what yala is and what it isn't- if you expect vast herds of elephant and other mammals with leopards gurgling from every tree, you will inevitably be disappointed.

The park s dry zone landscape is strikingly beautiful especially when viewed from the vantage points offered by the curious rock outcrop which dot the park from these you can look out over a seemingly endless expanse of low scrub and trees dotted with brackish lakes next to the dune - covered coastline particularly magical from situlpahuwa at Yala northern end in addition the park wildlife has its own distinctive charm with huddles of colourful painted storks perched on the edge of lagoon between the supine shapes of dozing crocodiles fan tailed peacocks kicking up clouds of dust while monkey chatter in tree tops or the incongruously conjoined sight of elephants marching sedately through the Bush while rabbits scamper through the undergrowth .

The park's is most famous residents are its elusive leopards but you will be very lucky to see one , much more visible are the residents elephant best seen during the dry season from around January to May when they come to drink at the park various lagoon other residents mammals include samba and spotted deer wild boar wild buffaloes macaque and langur monkeys sloth bears jackals mangroves pangolin porcupine wild boar rabbits and wild cats. They are also plentiful crocodiles through the fact that you are confined .